I had hardly sat down when a man wearing spurs, who trod heavily, entered the room and I heard Grim get up to greet him.
"Are we alone ?" a voice asked gruffly.
Instead of answering Grim came and looked behind the screen, opened the door leading to the pantry, closed it again, locked it, and without as much as a glance at me returned to face his visitor.
"Well, general, what is it ?" "This is strictly secret." "I'll bet it isn't," said Grim.

"If it's about missing explosives I know more than you do." "My God! It's out?
Two tons of TNT intended for the air force gone without a trace?
The story's out ?" "I know it.

Catesby sent me word by messenger last night from Ludd, after you put him under arrest." "Damn the man! Well, that's what's happened.

Catesby's fault.
They'll blame me.

The truck containing the stuff was run into a siding three days ago.